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1. Jumper
   [song] "Jumper" is the title of a song by the American rock band Third Eye Blind. It was released in November 1998 as the fifth and final single from their self titled album, and written by vocalist Stephan Jenkins. The song reached number 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart ==Background a...
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2. Jumper
   [novel] Jumper is a 1992 science fiction novel by Steven Gould. The novel was published in mass market paperback in October 1993 and re-released in February 2008 to coincide with the release of the film adaptation. It tells the story of David, a teenager who escapes an abusive household usin...
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3. Jumper
   A jumper is a long drilling tool used by masons and quarrymen.
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4. Jumper
   [film] The script went through a rewrite prior to filming and the roles for the main characters were changed during production. Jumper was filmed in 20 cities in 14 countries between 2006 and 2007. The film was released on February 14, 2008 and a soundtrack was released on February 19. The f...
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5. Jumper
   [BEAM] In BEAM robotics, a Jumper is a robot that has a mode of locomotion by propelling the robot off the ground and from place to place on the ground. ==Genera== ...
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6. jumper
   (hardware) A removable wire or small plug whose presence or absence is used to determine some aspect of hardware configuration. (1995-03-14)
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7. jumper
   [n] - an athlete who competes at jumping 2. [n] - a small connector used to make temporary electrical connections 3. [n] - a loose jacket or blouse worn by workmen 4. [n] - a sleeveless dress resembling an apron 5. [n] - a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump
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8. Jumper
   A small tab that can be found on many accelerators, processors, etc to enable or disable certain features of the hardware.
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9. Jumper
   A device, either hardware or software, that connects one point of a drive circuit to another in order to provide a specific function.
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10. jumper
    A component or wire that forms a discrete electrical connection between conductive areas on the external surface of a circuit board. Some jumpers are added during normal assembly, through-hole components using formed wire, and surface mount assemblies using zero-ohm chip resistors. Others are pluggable components.
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11. jumper
    in a DECT user environment:mechanical interlocking method and semi-permanent cross-connection wire on a main or cross-connection point Category: News-systems and communications • a short length of electrical conductor used temporarily to complete a circuit or to bypass an existing circui...
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12. Jumper
    a long metal bar, with a chisel head, used in quarrying to drill a hole to receive blasting powder. A skilled gang of three men, one holding two alternately hammering, could drill amazingly deep even holes.
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13. Jumper
    Jump'er noun 1. One who, or that which, jumps. 2. A long drilling tool used by masons and quarrymen. 3. A rude kind of sleigh; -- usually, a simple box on runners which are in one piece with the poles that form the thills. [ U.S...
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14. Jumper
    Jump'er noun [ See 1st Jump .] A loose upper garment ; as: (a) A sort of blouse worn by workmen over their ordinary dress to protect it. (b) A fur garment worn in Arctic journeys.
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15. Jumper
    Jump'er noun A thing that jumps; esp., any of various tools or other contrivances operating with a jumping motion; as, (Mining, Quarrying, etc.) , an instrument for boring holes in rocks by percussion without hammering, consisting of a bar of iron w...
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16. jumper
    1. One who, or that which, jumps. ... 2. A long drilling tool used by masons and quarrymen. ... 3. A rude kind of sleigh; usually, a simple box on runners which are in one piece with the poles that form the thills. ... 4. <zoology> The larva of the cheese fly. See Cheese fly, under Cheese. ......
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17. jumper
    pinafore noun a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing
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18. jumper
    jump shot noun (basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump
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19. Jumper
    • (n.) A sort of blouse worn by workmen over their ordinary dress to protect it. • (n.) spring to impel the star wheel, also a pawl to lock fast a wheel, in a repeating timepiece. • (n.) A name applied in the 18th century to certain Calvinistic Methodists in Wales whose worship was ch...
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20. Jumper
    [suicide] A jumper, in police and media parlance, is a person who dies by suicide by jumping from a height, or people who have jumped, then survived, often with major injuries and permanent disabilities. A frequent scenario is that the jumper will sit on an elevated highway as police attempt...
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21. Jumper
    An electrical connection between two points.
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22. Jumper
    [computing] In electronics and particularly computing, a jumper is a short length of conductor used to close a break in or bypass part of an electrical circuit. Jumpers are typically used to set up or adjust printed circuit boards, such as the motherboards of computers. == Description == Jum...
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23. Jumper
    [dress] A jumper is any, shoulder to thigh length article of women`s outer clothing that a woman "jumps into," i.e., is applied from the ankles up. It is typically sleeveless, collarless, and intended to be worn over a blouse, shirt or sweater. It resembles a dress analogue of "bib and brace...
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24. jumper
    
    • an athlete who bounds or leaps (as in basketball)
    • a small connector used to make temporary electrical connections
    • a loose jacket or blouse worn by workmen
    • a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing
    
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25. jumper
    a short length of conductor, not under mechanical tension, making an electrical connection between two separate sections of a line
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